Little Bit"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard...

Little Bit

"Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a

36  black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and 37  he must be freezing to death. I 38  home with the cat held in my jacket.

My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost 39  when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tail. Little Bit' s small size had a great advantage -- he 40  perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made41  him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn' t leave my 42  . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me 43 .

Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life 44  my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my 45   ________ instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not 46  him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn' t his fault that he 47  his best friend back.

Time had caused a 48  to Little Bit. His body began shutting down and by the time I realized 49  was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and 50  this day I still remember the 51  look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I 52  him he wasn' t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit' s 53  made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I 54  him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always 55  the special memories we made.

1.A. lovely             B. tiny                 C. pretty          D. friendly

2.A. agreed             B. remembered       C. realized    D. proved

3.A. left           B. stayed           C. drove        D. hurried

4.A. weightless         B. useless          C. breathless   D. hopeless

5.A. grew           B. fitted           C. played       D. existed

6.A. showing        B. keeping          C. taking       D. putting

7.A. pocket             B. heart            C. mind         D. side

8.A. quiet          B. asleep           C. safe         D. warm

9.A. weakened       B. built            C. deepened     D. sharpened

10.A. friends       B. computer         C. parents      D. relatives

11.A. find          B. feed             C. notice       D. hear

12.A. pulled        B. won              C. wanted       D. permitted

13.A. fear           B. loss            C. accident     D. concern

14.A. everything    B. nothing          C. anything     D. something

15.A. before        B. until            C. during       D. for

16.A. shameful      B. serious          C. long         D. sorrowful

17.A. helped        B. met              C. held         D. doubted

18.A. illness       B. death            C. sadness      D. story

19.A. needed        B. caught           C. protected    D. picked

20.A. treasure      B. admire           C. remind       D. explore

高二英语简单题查看答案及解析

Lydia doesn’t feel like __________ in the north as she is a little bit homesick.

A. study                       B. studying                           C. studied                    D. to study

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

He is a little bit mysterious these days. Nobody in our company knows exactly ________ .

A. what he is working on      B. what is he working on

C. what did he work on       D. what was he working on

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

The little girl walks as if she _________ an old woman.

A. is　　　　　　　　 B. has been

C. was　　　　　　　 D. were

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was walking down the road one day when my cellphone rang. I heard a little girl on the other end 36 ,“Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” Because I just have a little 37 , I knew it was a wrong number. So I rudely 38 “you’ve dialed the wrong number!”and then 39 .

During the following days, I got the same call 40 .But I didn’t care much about it.

Then one day she continually called me, 41  I didn’t answer. In the end, I answered the phone and heard a torpid(有气无力的) voice, “ Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad , I m 42 so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take 43  of me. But, Dad ,please 44  me again, OK?” The kind of 45  was difficult to reject. I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the 46  voice say, “Thank you … Dad , I am so … happy… ”

Shortly after this, I became 47  about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have 48  you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer 49  she was born. And her father … died in a(n) 50  last week. I 51  not tell her the news. Poor  baby. When she couldn’t 52  the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always 53  her. I really couldn’t bear it, so I gave her a random(任意的)phone number …”

“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t 54  to ask.

“She has 55 . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile,” she said, “and I am glad that she gets rid of the pain and stays with her father forever.”

I couldn’t keep my tears back.

1.A .shout                 B. cry         C. scream            D. call.

2. A .money               B. time        C. son              D. daughter

3. A .replied               B. returned        C. announced        D. questioned

4. A .hung on        B. held on          C. held up      D. hung up

5.A .from then on     B. now and then   C. more or less      D. for the moment

6.A .even if               B. as if         C. in case         D. now that

7.A .of                 B. on              C. in           D. at

8.A .charge                B. control      C. notice        D. care

9.A .hug                     B. kiss       C. love           D. see

10. A .demand              B. command        C. request      D. action.

11.A .sweet                  B. deep         C. loud          D. weak

12.A .curious               B. interested         C. content            D. amazed

13.A .confused            B. bothered           C. displeased   D. sought

14. A .until                    B. when        C. while         D. since

15.A .matter                 B. event        C. accident      D. affair

16.A .must                   B. dare        C. need           D. should

17.A .tolerate               B. undertake        C. calm                 D. master

18.A .encouraged        B. persuaded          C. excited     D. delighted

19.A .stop                    B. help         C. wait          D. keep

20.A .recovered           B. missed         C. lost             D. gone

高二英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman________ in a crisis, he has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the difference.

A.having B.has

C.doing D.does

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

After a very busy afternoon, as I walked into my house, I heard the phone ringing. It was my friend Lydia, upset over an argument with her husband. My usual approach is to offer advice, but this time, extremely tired from chores, I simply pulled off my coat, sat down in a chair and listened to my friend's frustration and sadness. Without the disturbance of judgment or the desire to comfort her, I stayed totally quiet while she talked. Eventually Lydia's depression eased and we said our goodbyes. The next day she phoned to thank me. "I'm so grateful for the way you helped me through this," she said.

At first I was surprised. After all, I had done nothing except be there for her. But after I had my own venting(发泄的) experience with another friend later that evening, I realized that my focused silence had some value. In fact, most relationship experts agree that talk is cheap; it's listening that's rare and valuable. It allows you not only to hear what the other person is saying, but also to have a clear understanding of her thoughts and feelings. And for the speaker, that level of understanding translates into concern and respect.

Unfortunately, listening isn't as easy as it sounds. Thanks to schedules filled with family and work, multitasking has become the barrier(障碍) to listening. My tiredness may have been the only thing stopping me from folding laundry or checking my e-mail while Lydia talked that afternoon.

Another barrier to listening is our listening system: Most of us take in only about half of what's being said during a conversation, according to the International Listening Association. Research shows that we speak at 125 to 150 words per minute, yet think at 500 words a minute. Therefore, because we think much more quickly than we speak, it is easy for us to lose our concentration when listening to speakers.

While it can be hard to focus at times, it's a skill worth developing. With a little practice — employing some techniques— you can become a better listener.

1. In Paragraph 2, the author mainly talks about ____.

A. the importance of listening         B. the importance of venting anger

C. her own listening experience       D. her own venting experience

2.The author uses the result of the research in Paragraph 4 to mainly show that ____.

A. we think much more quickly than we speak

B. we can only understand about half of what we hear

C. there is not much thinking time available while we are listening

D. we lose our concentration easily while we are listening

3. What will be discussed following the passage?

A. Why listening is valuable.        B. What we should do while listening

C. How to become a good listener    D. How to stop drifting off while listening.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside as I always did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. “Almost anything”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. It didn’t come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.

“Hello,” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced, “Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. I’m up to my ears in something else!” she then exited to the kitchen.

Pasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the piano bench.

“What piece do you like best?” she asked.

“What do you mean?” I asked. “They’re all the same to me. I don’t know.

“You mean you don’t have a favorite?”

“No, not really.”

Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant.

“Like a story. What story is being playing out within the music?”

“I guess I’ve never thought about it before. I don’t know.”

“Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”

Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.”A carefree, happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!”The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’s horse sees her plight (困境),” Pasha continued, “and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. They make it to the bank and she hugs her faithful horse and swears she will never again wear princess skirts that weigh her down.” Pasha finished with a big smile and then looked at me.

“Aren’t you the girl who tells the stories?” she asked.

“I guess. I do tell a lot of stories.”

“Oh, yes! All the kids talk about them. I’ve heard about you. Well, all you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music. That’s all there is to it.”

“I’ve never thought it that way.”

“Let’s try another one, shall we?”Pasha smiled and together we played that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.

1.The underlined word “dejectedly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______

A. nervously B. desperately

C. impatiently D. unhappily

2.Jennifer got lost in thought when she ________

A. played the piano with Pasha for the first time

B. listened to Pasha tell her story about the princess

C. remembered happier times of writing stories and acting them out

D. discovered that Mrs. Windsor’s niece would be giving the piano lesson

3.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author showed ______

A. she could remember the notes in a short time

B. she was playing the piano without thinking

C. Pasha was showing off her skills

D. it had been a long time since she played last time

4.Which of the following can best describe Pasha?

A. Creative B. Naughty

C. Humorous D. Brave

5.This text would be probably found in ______

A. a collection of stories about friendship and learning

B. a book of daily records about famous young musicians

C. a magazine series about the challenges of overcoming fears

D. a series of newspaper articles about musical instruments

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

My sister is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn’t do really well at school. She is heavily _______ and thus has developed some _______ and distrust towards adults, who usually don’t put high hopes in her.

Yesterday we went to an art _______ together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has_______ eyes, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She also voluntarily helped to _______ the chairs and table for a sharing session(分享会), painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and _______ helped me to do many other things, _______ doesn't happen often at home as she’s usually _______ in her iPad.

We went to a book store. I bought a book written by a mom _________her journey with her autistic(自闭症的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly________ the book to my sister,　 and to my surprise she was truly ________ . She kept asking me to tell more stories about this friend in the book who ________ with small things in life. This is the first time I’ve seen her so interested in a __________. Usually when she talks to me, she describes events at school and at home ________ a clear focus. I’m very ________ that the life of a(an) ________ stranger has found its way into this little girl’s heart.

I’m very thankful for the ________ of books, for the beauty that my sister showed to me, and for the time we had together. I pray that I can ________ seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her ________. I can remind her how truly ________ she has always been.

1.A.admired B.amused C.challenged D.made fun of

2.A.appreciation B.dependence C.satisfaction D.suspect

3.A.exhibition B.interview C.ceremony D.investigation

4.A.curious B.particular C.sharp D.doubtful

5.A.deliver B.design C.arrange D.remove

6.A.simply B.secretly C.cheerfully D.unwillingly

7.A.What B.that C.which D.this

8.A.attached B.absorbed C.admitted D.adjusted

9.A.telling B.advertising C.describing D.talking

10.A.introduced B.stated C.sent D.owed

11.A.tired B.skeptical C.negative D.interested

12.A.struggles B.deals C.meets D.plays

13.A.painting B.topic C.story D.title

14.A.with B.for C.in D.without

15.A.disappointed B.defeated C.touched D.puzzled

16.A.unknown B.familiar C.mercy D.sensitive

17.A.content B.power C.subject D.characters

18.A.stop B.keep C.prevent D.rid

19.A.down B.up C.off D.on

20.A.unbearable B.rough C.mild D.wonderful

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Summer time is a great opportunity for kids to learn how to work and earn a little bit of spending money. If your child needs a summer job, here are a few options to consider:

Lemonade/Cookie Stand

Benefits

Creates a concept of running a business: Your child will be his own boss, set his own price , and run the show. It’s a great introduction to running his own business.

Limited Start-Up Costs: The things used to make lemonade are cheap, so your child should be able to get back his investment with a handful of sales.

What Kids Learn About Money: Your child will learn a very valuable lesson about pricing. The price of his lemonade will decide how much he can sell, if he will recover his investment and the amount of profit.

Yard Work

Benefits:

Repeated Customers: If a homeowner needs help raking (耙地) this year, he’ll probably want help again next year. Your child should be able to maintain a regular set of customers after one season.

Safety: Yard work is generally safer than a lawn-mowing job. Without having to operate machines, your child will be much safer.

What Kids Learn About Money: Because of the variability (变动) in pay, your child will need to learn how to negotiate(谈判) a fair price with homeowners if they ask.

Lifeguard

Benefits:

Responsibility: Kids learn a lot about responsibility when lifeguarding. They are within rights to tell whether a certain activity is safe and are allowed to take action as they see fit.

Exercise: Lifeguards need to be proficient at swimming and must exercise to stay in shape.

What Kids Learn About Money: To be a lifeguard, one must be certified. Your child may have to pay for lifeguard training, although some employers provide it on-site.

1.Which one is not the benefit of selling lemonade or cookies for children?

A. To learn how to run a business.

B. To own repeated customers.

C. To learn profit and loss.

D. To lower the risk of losing money.

2.Which is suitable if you want your child to learn communication and negotiation?

A. Lemonade/Cookie Stand

B. Yard Work

C. Lifeguard　

D. All of the above

3.If your kid wants to be a lifeguard, he or she has to do all the following except ______.

A. keeping a good figure

B. excelling at swimming

C. receiving training for free

D. learning to take action when necessary

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析